Twin piston

N8000

1965 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1965
Serial
30-682
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hanover, PA
Registration record

N8000 on the FAA register

Type
1965 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche
Serial
30-682
Engines
2 × Lycoming IO-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hanover, PA
Certificate issued
1991-02-14
Airworthiness date
1988-08-18
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AAE435
Mode S (octal)
52562065
Seats (type)
6
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
770 nm
Cruise (type)
169 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8000 to the current registrant.
  • 1988-08-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1965
    Manufactured (1965).
  • 1935-04-30
    N8000 previously assigned to a Sikorsky S-38-A (s/n 14-1); cancelled.
Overview

About N8000

N8000 is a 1965 Piper PA-30 TWIN Comanche, serial number 30-682. It is registered to an individual in Hanover, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 1991 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Lycoming IO-320 series engines and 6 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 169 knots and a range of about 770 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 18, 1988.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8000.

Cruise
169 kt
Range
770 nm
Power / thrust (each)
160
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,570 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,875 ft
Fuel burn
17 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8000.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.